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CT income tax rate cut OK'd by finance committee

April 19, 2023

But overall tax-cutting plan is less generous than Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal

  • state tax
  • advocacy - state

CT may need to work around budget cap, top lawmakers hint

April 19, 2023

Core education, health care and social services could be at risk without more funding, they say.

  • advocacy - state

Finance Panel Advances Revenue Package, Including Tax Cuts

April 19, 2023

The Connecticut legislature’s finance committee advanced a two-year tax plan on Wednesday that disqualifies some wealthier households from the income tax cuts proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont while broadening an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit for the working poor.

  • state tax
  • advocacy - state

Spending cap expected to force CT panel to endorse lean budget

April 17, 2023

Leaders say cap debate will determine fate of higher education, social services and child care

  • advocacy - state

CT income tax exemption for retirement earnings could expand

April 14, 2023

While a proposal to exempt all pension and annuity earnings from state taxation has bogged down, the General Assembly’s tax-writing committee has crafted a compromise that would exempt more middle-income retirees from paying taxes on these earnings.

  • personal financial planning
  • state tax
  • advocacy - state

Lawmakers Look To Scale Back Income Tax Cuts For The Wealthy

April 14, 2023

A legislative committee on finance policy heard testimony Friday on an income tax cut plan that scales back elements of tax relief proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont, which had extended to wealthier Connecticut households.

  • advocacy - state

Senate Gives Final Approval to Pandemic Bonuses for State Workers

April 12, 2023

The Senate gave final approval Wednesday to an $49 million arbitrated agreement to provide bonuses to around 36,000 public sector employees who went to work throughout the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • advocacy - state

House Votes in Favor of Pandemic Bonuses for State Workers

April 05, 2023

Around 36,000 state employees who worked in-person through the early pandemic will receive bonuses under a $49 million arbitration agreement approved Wednesday by lawmakers in the House.

  • advocacy - state

Lawmakers Take A Closer Look At AI

April 05, 2023

Connecticut lawmakers are looking to take stock of the use of artificial intelligence and algorithms by state agencies to ensure that automated systems are not making critical decisions based on biases or discriminatory processes.

  • advocacy - state

Its session three-fifths gone, CT legislature begins a crucial time

April 04, 2023

The 2023 session of the Connecticut General Assembly entered a quiet and crucial phase this week. All but the tax and budget committees have reached their deadlines for reporting bills to the floors of the House and Senate.

  • advocacy - state

Lamont budget chief: Proposed cut makes tax system fairer

April 03, 2023

Progressives counter that poor, middle class need more relief than Lamont is offering.

  • advocacy - state

Lawmakers To Debate Tax Cuts

April 03, 2023

Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal to cut the income tax rate for the first time in 30 years will be front and center today during the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee’s public hearing.

  • advocacy - state

Progressives Challenge Lamont's Tax Cuts

April 03, 2023

Lawmakers on the Finance Committee defended a package of tax cuts proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont during a Monday hearing in which a progressive think tank argued that Connecticut should do more to offset the tax burden of low and middle income parents.

  • advocacy - state

Some Bills That Didn't Make the Cut

April 03, 2023

By the end of last week, most legislative committees had hit key deadlines to advance bills and in the process left many proposals on the cutting room floor. Here’s a list of some bills that, barring any surprises, didn’t make the cut this year.

  • advocacy - state

CT's health costs increasing twice as fast as goal set by Lamont

March 28, 2023

Only 5% of $34 billion in spending went to primary care.

  • advocacy - state

Cannabis Concerns Grow With Recreational Sales Set To Start Next Month

December 19, 2022

Some members of Connecticut’s medical marijuana community are concerned about the recreational market with sales expected to start on Jan. 10, 2023. They are also concerned about the mold threshold allowed under Connecticut law.

  • advocacy - state

CT leaders mull special session for essential worker relief, gas tax

September 29, 2022

Legislative leaders are considering calling a special session after the November election

  • business and industry
  • state tax
  • advocacy - state

‘Hero Pay' System Expected To Be Up And Running By End of Week

August 11, 2022

The crush of 30,000 applications for a $30 million program to compensate Connecticut workers who couldn’t work from home at the beginning of the pandemic is expected to be fully functional by the end of the week.

  • business and industry
  • career resources
  • advocacy - state

Here's how some CT small businesses, nonprofits are tackling diversity, equity and inclusion efforts

March 28, 2022

For nearly two years, the push to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and the pandemic have been dominant issues in the workplace.

  • diversity
  • not-for-profit
  • advocacy - state

New Record Retention Requirements for Connecticut CPAs

August 18, 2021

The bill requires CPAs to keep work product and workpaper related to work for a client for at least seven years after creation unless the law requires a longer retention. Current law only specifies that CPAs must retain workpaper as required by law.

  • accounting and auditing
  • practice management
  • advocacy - state